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The Israeli incursions into Lebanon in mid-2006 and into Gaza in late 2008/early 2009 are important studies in contrasts. During the first, often termed "the Second Lebanon War," Hezbollah fought Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) seeking hostage rescue and retribution to a bloody standstill. During the second, Hamas enjoyed far less success against the same forces.

Beirut, 1965. Billionaire Zane Smith is entranced by tattooed dancer known only as the Dark Lily, so entranced that he takes her back to his hotel room for a private performance. But then he wakes up with a headache and the Dark Lily gone. But none of his valuables are missing, only an invitation to a party at the American embassy. Who is the Dark Lily and what does she want with the invitation?

In 1910, seventeen-year-old Elias immigrated to America to find a job and send aid to his Lebanese village. Elias left Tripoli, Syria (later named Lebanon) with nothing but the clothes on his back and a bandoleer containing a coat and blanket slung over his shoulder.
In 1920, Elias sent for his sixteen-year-old cousin, Mary, and his twenty-year-old brother, George, to come to America.

Jewish statehood was restored in 1948 amid a struggle over legitimacy that has persisted in Israel. After the United Nations declared Zionism to be “a form of racism,” Israel has confronted an escalating international assault on its legitimacy. In political, academic, media, and cultural circles it has been demonized as an “apartheid,” even “Nazi,” state that much of the world despises.

Ramzy Baroody provides a poignant and pragmatic account of the Lebanese civil war and ensuing turmoil while candidly unraveling the intricate secrets and at times turbulent relationships of a family whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs with unpredictable and surprising turns and twists continue to resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over.

Following the death of his parents Amin decides to leave his familiar world in search of a new life. But as the First World War reaches its height, fate carries him farther from home than he ever imagined. After being betrayed Amin becomes embroiled in the politics and chaos of the collapsing Ottoman Empire. Forced to serve his political masters Amin holds on to the hope of one day returning home.

This monograph describes how the region has moved from the rim of the Alliance's security perspective toward a more nuanced vision that recognizes the region's role in an ever-changing and more-complex world.